Theapotheosesof the ancients were the effect of flattery, ours are produced by a respect for virtue.FromProject Gutenberg
Ourapotheosesare of a different kind; we have infinitely more saints than they have secondary gods, but we pay respect neither to rank nor to conquest.FromProject Gutenberg
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